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Generations: The Illusion of Personal Control

July 24, 2026
Our bodies belong to us, yet mostly they are strangers. They drop bad news when they feel like dropping it and rarely let us know too much beforehand. They never ask. The Buddhists don’t talk so much about “my body” as they…

Garden Gems: Inspiration for Curbside Cultivation

September 8, 2025
Whether you call it the verge, tree lawn, banquette, boulevard, or curb strip (or any of several dozen other names, depending on where you grew up), that piece of land between the sidewalk and street is a difficult row to hoe. Often,…

Generations: The Lessons of Being a Teen Columnist

September 2, 2025
My career as a columnist for The Belmont Voice almost ended before it began. A little more than a year ago, I was walking through Belmont Center searching for the newspaper’s office. It was 1:50 p.m., and I was 20 minutes late…

Generations: The Watershed Moment of the Deep-End Test

August 25, 2025
Everyone has memories (just ask a psychiatrist), but mathematically speaking, older people have more. It’s our cosmic reward for the joint and bone problems we have as well. This summer, my memories are of the deep-end test. A few times a week,…

Generations: It Is All About the Deterrent

August 11, 2025
A beloved former neighbor, the kind of frontiersman who performed his own tree surgery with ladders and ropes, wired his own circuits, repaired his own plumbing, and offered plenty of wanted and unwanted advice about attic insulation, once came to a Town…

From The Stacks: The Library Is Much More Than Just Books

August 9, 2025
As August begins, we take one more step toward my favorite season—autumn—and one giant leap closer to one of the most exciting moments in Belmont history: the opening of our brand-new library. But summer’s still going strong, and that means it’s the…

Generations: Seeking a ‘Perfect’ Summer

July 29, 2025
It’s August, which means teens everywhere are gripped by a low-key panic: How do you make summer count? After all, the summer days are slowly melting away, and soon enough we’ll be sitting in sticky classrooms, glancing out the window and yearning…

Generations: Please Give Me My Participation Medal Now

July 21, 2025
“I’m approaching 50 myself … and already know looking at some obstacles that I can’t envision myself completing without falling … but I’m going to try.” Those were the fateful words of fellow Belmont dad Matt Cassello back in February, and they…

Generations: It’s No Accident That Good Souls Abide

July 15, 2025
I can’t tell you exactly where I was when someone rammed into my car. I can tell you exactly where the car was, though: parallel-parked on Massachusetts Avenue beside a responsibly-fed meter. We had parted, the car and I, with an expectation…
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